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Fields, Samuel Steven,
DOB 11-21-71, was initially sentenced to Death on April 29, 1997 for
the murder of 84-year old Bess Horton.
His case was reversed and remanded
on March 16, 2000. He was re-sentenced to Death on January 8, 2004.
During the early morning hours of
August 19, 1993, in Floyd County, Fields entered the home of Bess
Horton through a back window. Field stabbed the victim in the head and
slashed her throat. Ms. Horton died as a result of multiple sharp
force injuries of the head and neck with exsanguinations. The large
knife used to slash her throat was found protruding from her right
temple area. Fields was arrested at the scene. The case was
transferred to Rowan County.
During the early morning hours of
August 19th, 1993, in Carter County, this killer entered the home of
an 84 year-old woman through a back window. He stabbed the victim
in the head and slashed her throat. The victim died as a result of
multiple sharp force injuries of the head and neck. The large knife
used to slash her throat was found protruding from her right
temple. This killer was tried and sentenced to death in 1997. That
death sentence was reversed for retrial and in January 2004, he was
re-sentenced to death.
